# Accident 20020617038289A: Piper PA28*, Huron, OH, June 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2002, 19:30 local time
- Place: Huron, OH
- Airport: Hinde Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4022° N, 82.6006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4022&lon=-82.6006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5369W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5369W-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28*
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020617038289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT, AGE 65 AND 66, WERE PERFORMING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND WEATHER WAS VFR. THE STUDENT, WHOSE MEDICAL WAS DENIED AND WAS TAKING INSTRUCTIONS PENDING REVIEW, WAS OPERATING THE CONTROLS FROM THE LEFT SEAT. THE CFI OCCUPIED THE RIGHT. ON FINAL THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO ADD MORE POWER. THERE WAS A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER AND THE CFI THEN LANDED OFF FIELD RESULTING IN NO INJURIES BUT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE CFI NOTED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AFTER TOUCHDOWN. INSPECTORS FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS MORE THAN 1/2 FULL WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE LEFT TANK SELECTION. FUEL SAMPLE APPEARED NORMAL. A MAGNETIC TOOL WAS FOUND STUCK ON THE ENGINE SIDE OF THE FIREWALL, THE TOOL WAS RETURNED TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A TOTAL OF 6 QUARTS SHOWING ON THE DIPSTICK. AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS SUPERVISED AN ENGINE RUN AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED TO A HANGAR. IGNITOR LEADS WERE FOUND DISCOLORED AND DIRTY. HAND PROPPING SHOWED OBSERVATION OF SPARK ON TOP RIGHT CYLINDERS. LEADS WERE REINSTALLED AND AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED ON FIRST ATTEMPT AND RAN WITHOUT MALFUNCTION. LAST 100 HR INSPECTION PERFORMED BY PIC, AN A/P, JUNE 1, 2002.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC02LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA116), Jun 18, 2002: Piper PA-28-160 (N5369W), Huron, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's inadvertent shutdown of the engine and the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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